Hoop.



G. E. THACKRAY.

HOOP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25. I916. RENEWED DEC. 20. W18.

Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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Specification 'of Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar. 18,

Application filed August. 25, 191,.Seria1 no..11e,7e4. Renewed December20, 1918. Serial no. 267,732.

Toall whom it may concern." r

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. THACKRAY, a citizen of the United States,and a -resie dent of the borough of Westmont, county of Cambria, andState of Pennsylvania, v.(whose post-ofiice address is Johnstown,Pennsylvania,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHoops; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the'invention, such as will enable others 'skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and :use the same.

. My invention relates to hoops for barrels, kegs, buckets, firkin s,etc, and although my hoops are adapted fornse on any part of thesecontainers, either the ends or central portions, the chime or the'bilge,they are especially adapted for use as chimefhoops on barrels and kegsof either slack or tight cooperage. h

My hoop consistsessentially of a fiat thin band of metal, preferablyironor steel, one edge of which is turned over into an integral bead,the free edge of that part of the band which forms the bead beingadjacent to'the outer surface of the body ofthe hoop, while the body ofthe hoop is provided with a projection or projections which may beofvarious forms adapted to contact with the said edge and thereby retainthe-bead infplace and form, when pressure, either from a press, clamp orother cooperage tool is-exerted on the bed toforce or drive the hoopintoposition on the container. Altl'iough' I prefer to form the bead ofapproximately triangular -cross section With rounded corners, I may formit approximately cylindrical, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical or, ef-other bent shape as desired, the lower edge portion, however, beingarranged to contact witha" stop or an abutment formed on or attached tothe body ofthe hoop to prevent the deformation or displacement" of thehead in pressing or driving it into place."

A chime hoop IDtLClGLlIl accordance with invention and applied to thechimes of a barrel, cask or keg, or other similar container, or inproximity to the edge of the chime, forms a neat, smooth, rounded finishsuch as will prevent scratching or cutting the handsof'persons handlingor rolling it, and also provides a smooth and rounded surface on whichsaid keg, barrel or other container canbe rolledj on it's chi'me,withoutcutting or marring the floors orjpla'tforms on which it is handledf Theform andconstruction of my hoop. is alsoadapted to add to the strengthof thesame and, particularly to enable it to resist the deformationcaused by pressure of driving when the hoops are put on by a press orby-the'blows of coopering toolswhen put on-by hand, andalso prevents thebending of the hoop dueto han+ dling the barrel roughly in cases wherethe chime strikes the floor or other objects.

Having thus given aigeneral description of myinvention, Iwill now, inorder to make the matter moreclear, refer to the annexedysheetofdrawings in which like characters denote like parts :Figure 1 is a crosssectional elevation of the end of a barrel or keg showing one form of myimproved hoop applied to the chimethereof, Fig. 2 is a cross sectionofaslightly modifled-form of hoop, the edge of the bead being retainedby meansof a plurality of bent-out lips; Fig.7 3 isa cross section ofanother modified form of hoop in which the edge of the bead restsagainst a plurality of pressedout embossments; Fig. 4' is a crosssectional elevation illustratingmore clearly that form of hoopshow n inFig. 1 in which a continuous projection is forniedon the body of thehoop to provide an abutment, against which the lower edge oftheheadrests in order to hold it in position when being pressed or drivenin place. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a portion of my hoop, thecross sectionof which is illustratedv in Fig. 2;'and Fig. 6-is a crosssectional elevation ofthat form of hoop, the crosssection of which is .2

illustrated" in Fig. 3; Fig. 7shows' a hoop,

the abutments or which are composed of rivetsv which are preferablybeveled, as

shown, thelarger; diameters of the outer beads being outward in order toform-a i,

slope orltaperto insure that the edgeof the bead does; not sliptherefrom when being pressed or driven'in place; Fig-. 8. is a'hoop withthe edges" of. the bead resting against a plurality of outwardlyextending'portions which are formed on the'body of t he'hoop by slittingthe same and bending out the slit-portions, as illustrated, these bentportions being in the shape of tongues-integral two ,islits-inthe hoop;one above" the other and preferably parallel, and then out the portionbetween the slits, as 1llus-v trated, thereby forming a projection whichis integral with the hoop at both ends. Fig. 10 shows one form offastening the endsof my hoop together byflattening the bead and rivetingthe ends; Fig. 11 is another form of fastening in which the ends of thehoop are telescoped and riveted together; Fig. 12 is anotherform ofsecuring the ends in which the-bead of one end of the'hoop is cut awayand theends riveted together; Fig. 13 is still another form of fasteningin which portions of the beads at the edge of the hoop are cut away, aprojecting tongue formed on one end and-a corresponding slot for thetongue out in the hoop, the tongue inserted therein and bent over, andthis is further illustrated in horizontal section in Fig. 15, whichsection is taken on-the line 'A- A of Fig; 13; Fig.14 isstill anotherway of securing .the ends together in which the ends of the hoop arefiattened, passed through a slotin a buckle'and then bent over, the bentendsbeing on the inside of the hoop which contacts with the keg orbarrel, .which ar rangement assists in securing the ends'in place, thisbeingfurther illustrated in the horizontal cross sectional view'of Fig.16 which is taken on the line B' B of Fig. lfl. Fig. '17 isa crosssectional view of'a form of hoop, the head of which is approximatelycylindrical; Fig. 18 is a cross section of a portionof a keg or barrelshown in cross sectional elevation, 52 is the'body portion. of my hoop,3 an lnterlnediate'bead formed on the body of the hoop, the bead beingshown as of approximatelytriangular section, and I prefer thatthe' upperportion of said bead should be at right angles,0r nearly so, to the bodyof the hoop or if desired it .niayproJect slightly upwardly. Thisconstruction has the result of 'formingspaces of approximately rightangular section in which-the lower edge of the bead rests, and, onaccountof this arangement, there will be no tendencyxwhatever:for theedge ofthe bead to be bent downwardly or outwardly,

thus preventing the distortion of thebead when the hoop 'is beingpressed or forced into place. This projection 3 also has the effect of'stifi'ening and strengthening the hoop byreason of its integralextensioniiroin -ci. the body of the hoop, thereby increasing thestrength and stiifnesss of said hoop. The

upper portion of the bead is indicated as 4 pressing.

initiatives aewnwa'raiy' ma med portion isindicated as. 5,. -thislatterbeing shownas substantially straight, but, as/heretofore stated this maybe made curved or otherwise, if desired as illustrated in Figs. 17, 18and 19. ..As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5; 6 are the bent-out retaininglips, and as illustrated" in Figs. 3and. 6 7 .are. thejpressed-outbosses. As shown by Fig. 7 8 are rivets which are driven inthe body ofthe hoop with cylindrical or (beveled heads on the outside to formsubstantial;'abutments against which the lower edge of the bead 5 restsand'is' secured in place thereby; f "As I illustrated in Fig. 8 cut-outand bent tongues are illustrated as 9, these being formed by cutting thebody of the hoop on three sides zleavingrone end integral with the hoopand bending out this portion to form a slightly projecting tongue. Thisforms a secure c butment against which the lower edge 5 of the beadrests and is secured in place. As illustratedin Fig. 9, 10 shows anotherform of projection which-is made by I cutting two preferably parallelslits in the body of thehoop and-then pressing out the metal betweenthem, as illustrated, the upper edgesof these projections thus formingsufficient and substantial abutments against which the lower edge of thebeadrests and is secured thereby. As illustrated in-Fig. 10, 12 are therivets which secure the two ends of the hoops together, the flattenedends of the hoops being illustrated as 11. As illus trated in Fig. 11,the telescoped ends of the hoops are indicated as 13. and are securedtogether by'the' rivet 14:, and although only one rivet is shown in this.case, two or more may be used if desired. As illustrated in Fig-'12,the cut away portion of thebead of my hoop is indicated as 15, thisportion be- 7 ing approximately rectangular in general outline'so thatthe lower portion of the body of the hoop will rest directly upon thebody of the other end of the hoop and is secured thereto by therivets"16.; As illustrated in Fig. 13, the cutaway ends of thehoop areindicated as 17, these being cut in a beveled manner, as illustrated,leaving the projecting tongue 18, the end of which is inserted into theperforation 19 and the end 20 bent over as illustrated, thereby securingthe two ends of the hoop together. As illustrated in Fig. 14,the'fiattene d'ends of the hoop are illustrated as 21, and .these arepassed through a rectangular openingin the buckle or l1nk22, wh1ch iscomposed of a fiat piece of metal, as shown, with'a hole in the center.

The ends 23 of the hoop arebent over, as

illustrated, and when the hoop is in place on the keg or barrel,- theseends of the hoop contact "with the keg or barrel and further help tosecure the endsofthe hoop together.

"Asillustrated in Fig 175 1 b d 24 i proximately i cylindrical andthemarginal edge 25 is supported by the externally extending abutment 3. InFig. 18, the bead is substantially cylindrical and the marginal portion27, ad acent to the free edge of same, is supported by the outwardlyextending abutment 3 formed on the body of the hoop. As illustrated inFig. 19, the bead 28 is substantially semi-cylindrical and the marginalportion 29 adjacent the free edge thereof is supported at the outwardlyextending abutment 3, formed on the body of the hoop.

Although I have described and illustrated my invention in considerabledetail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific detailsthereof, as shown and described, but may use such modifications in,substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within thescope of my invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A thin band hoop provided with an integral hollow bead formed bybending the edge thereof outwardly and an abutment formed on the body ofthe hoop adapted to contact with the edge portion of said bead.

2. A metal hoop composed of a thin band, integral outwardly extendingbead formed by bending the edge portion thereof outwardly, a pro ectionoutwardly extending from the body of the hoop adapted to contact withsaid bead, whereby the bead is supported and prevented fromdeforniationby pressure to which it is subjected in placlng or use.

3. A thin band hoop having an integral hollow bead formed by bending theedge thereof outwardly, and a continuous inte gral outwardly extendingprojection formed on the body of the hoop adapted to contact with andsupport said bead.

4;. A thin band hoop, one edge of which is bent over outwardly andadapted to contact with the body portion of said hoop, the portionadjacent the free edge of said bead being approximately straight and atan angle with the surface of the body portion, and an outwardlyextending projection on said body portion adapted to contact with thefree edge of said bead and to support the same.

5. A thin band hoop provided with an integral hollow bead formedthereon, the upper portion of which is curved, the free edge of which isstraight and extends at an angle to the body portion, an outwardlyextending projection formed continuously of said hoop, the portion ofthe projection adjacent to the bead being approximately at right angleswith the surface of the 'body portion of the hoop and thereby adapted tosupport said bead.

6. A metal hoop composed of a thin band, a hollow integral bead formedby bending the edge portion thereof outwardly, the upper portion of saidbead being curved and the edge portion approximately straight andextending at an angle with the surface of the body of the hoop, and anoutwardly extending projection on the body of the band adapted tocontact with the free edge of the bead and support it againstdeformation.

7. A thin band hoop having an integral hollow bead formed by bending theedge thereof outwardly, the free edge of said bead contacting with theoutside body portion of the hoop, and an abutment formed by pressing aportion of the hoop outwardly, said abutment being adapted to contactwith the free edge of the bead of said hoop and to support it.

8. A thin band hoop having an integral edge bead of approximatelytriangular cross section with rounded corners, and a projectionextending outwardly of the outer surface of the hoop and adapted tocontact with the free edge of said bead.

In witness whereof I here-unto affix my signature.

GEORGE E. THACKRAY.

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